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These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers and Pesticides (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.
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(1) The EC Fertilisers (Scotland) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3—
(a) in the heading, for “EC” substitute “UK”,
(b) for paragraph (1) substitute—“
(1) No manufacturer shall place on the market a fertiliser designated as a UK fertiliser unless—
(a) it is of a type listed in Annex 1 (list of types of UK fertilisers), and
(b) the manufacturer is established in accordance with Article 4 (establishment within the United Kingdom).”.
(3) In regulation 4(a), for “an EC” substitute “a UK”.
(4) In regulation 5—
(a) in the heading, for “EC” substitute “UK”,
(b) in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), for “an EC” substitute “a UK”.
(5) In regulations 6(a), 7(a) and 8(a), for “an EC” substitute “a UK”.
(6) In regulation 12(2)—
(a) omit “and” after sub-paragraph (a),
(b) omit sub-paragraph (b).
(7) Omit regulation 16.
(8) In regulation 17(a)(ii) omit “(2) or (5)”.
(9) In regulation 18(1), for “an EC” substitute “a UK”.
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(1) The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) Omit regulation 4.
(3) Omit regulation 5.
(4) In regulation 6—
(a) for “covered by Annex I to Regulation 396/2005” substitute “listed in Part 1 of the MRLs register in relation to Scotland”,
(b) for “that Regulation”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Regulation 396/2005”.
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(1) The amendments made to regulation 6 of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 by regulation 3 do not affect—
(a) any obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred immediately before exit day,
(b) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed before exit day, or
(c) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
(2) Any penalty, forfeiture or punishment referred to in paragraph (1)(b) may be imposed as if regulation 3(4) had not come into force.
(3) Any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy referred to in paragraph (1)(c) may be instituted, continued or enforced as if regulation 3(4) had not come into force.
MAIRI GOUGEON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
31st January 2019